Cuba sharpens its food crisis: rice production fell to historic lows

Caribbean country barely reached 13% of its annual cereal demand, increasing dependence on costly imports in the middle of recession

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LOS PALACIOS, Cuba (AP) — Chicken, pork, beef or fish, but always with rice.The cereal is so important in the Cuban diet that it is estimated that every person on the island consumes about 60 kilos per year, one of the highest figures in the region.According to official data, to meet the demand the Caribbean nation requires about 600,000 tons per year, but in 2024 it barely managed to produce 80,000.The import of food from Cuba reaches 2 billion…

Chicken, pork, beef or fish, but always with rice. The cereal is so important in the Cuban diet that it is estimated that each person on the island consumes about 60 kilos per year, one of the highest figures in the region.